Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-11-07
LITTER 10 OGLESRY.

Three of the Anarchists Want their
lives snyed-They Write to the Gov
ernor.
Chicago, Nov. 5-An extraordinary
communication, signed by Spies,
Schwab and Fielden, dlsavowing, Gag
gressive force" and deploring the loss of
life at Haymarket, was given out to-
night for publication. 1t is addressed to
Gov. Oglesby, and 1t is 20 be forwarded
to him with the formal petition for Glenn
ency. The guarded wording Of the doc
nment 10 as notable as its matter, par.
tlcularly as this is the first expression of
the kind any of the condemned anarch-
lists have made. Parsons, it 10 under
stood acquiences in it's contents, and
will address q separate letter of his own
to the governor, embodying the same
ideas. Lingg, Engel and Fischer stead
tasty refuse, however, to 60 IN. record
with any such declarations. The sfol-
lowing is the letter IN full:
Gov. Richard 1Oglesby, Springfield,
Ill-Sir: In order that the truth may
be known by you and the public you
represent, We desire to state that we
never advocated the use of force expect
in cases Of self-defenae. To accuse MS
Of having attempted to overthrow the
law and governments on May 4, 1886, or
at any other anne, is as false es. 1t is
absurd. Whatever We said or did waa
said and done publicly We have never
c%onspired or plotted to commit an I'M
lawful act. While we attacked the pre-
sent social arrangements in writing and
speech and exposed their iniquities, we
have never consciously broken any laws.
so far from having planned the killing
OF anybody OF aaymarket, or anywhere
else, the very object of the meeting was
to protest against the commission oil
murder. We believe it to be our duty,
as friends of labor and liberty, to oppose
any other use OF force than is necessary
in the defense of sacred rights against
unlawful attacks. ALI our efforts have
been in the airection OF elevating man
kind, and to remove as much as possible
the cause OF crime in society Oar
labor was uuseltish and no
motives OF personal gain or am
bitlon prompted Us. Thousands ana
Thousands viii bear testimony to this.
We may have erred at times in our judg.
ment-yes. we may have flowed mankind
not wisely, but to WE'LL" Ii, in the ex-
eltemeat of p~ropagating orr views. we
were led into expressions which caused
workingmeh to think that aggressive
force was q proper instrument Of reform
we regret it. We deplore the loss o
life at Haymarket, as at McOormick'l
at east st Louis, and. at the Chicago
stock yards. Very respectfully,
A. Spies.
MpsHEL ScHwAB,
SAMUEL FIELDEN.
~ Ar~s,, q ,5lt TIL NJ a. ~ i.,l~,
did not reach his Office until nearly i
o'cloek this morning and is now busil.
engaged in opening and perusing hi
mail. Communications regarding tn,
anarchist question are pouring in upol
hun more numerously than ever ant
compose far the greater part of his col
tespondence. The governor has locke,
himself in his private office and even hi
private secretary has not seen him thi
afternoon. AL kinds of rumors ar
afioat regarding the governors probabI
action in she matter, and all are o
course equally unfonnded. He patient
ly examines ell communications, how
ever, and shows @ disposition to CIV,
the petitions in behalf Of the CONDEMNED
men conscientious consideration ere til,
portals OF death close behind them.
/, Interest IN the anarchist cave at th
capital is approaching a fever heat, anc
every movement OF Gov. Ogiesby il
watched with the most intense interest
. A ANAL army of Newspaper correspond
ents have been besieRing his ofise, 80,
TO them he said to-day: 81 have re
solved to say nothing abont the matter
. III l talked to tho press ut all nigh
say something npguardeGly that / dit
: got mean, or / night be misanderstoot
you t eiprIsing gentlemen. Hence
! wi.h Hairless to all, I must refuse TO re
ipiy 70 any question regarding the an